Enrico Kölling

Enrico Kölling (born 27 February 1990),[1] occasionally spelled Koelling[2] or Kolling, is a German professional boxer who challenged for the IBF light-heavyweight title in 2017.

Enrico Kölling
Statistics
Weight(s)Light-Heavyweight
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Reach72 1⁄2 in (184 cm)
NationalityGerman
Born (1990-02-27) 27 February 1990[1]
Berlin, Germany
Boxing record
Total fights30
Wins26
Wins by KO8
Losses4
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Germany
Youth World Championships
2008 GuadalajaraMiddleweight

Amateur career

Youth

Enrico Kölling started boxing at the age of 8. An early step in his career was winning the gold medal at the German Junior National Championships at the age of 17, in Altentreptow in 2007, as he defeated Alexander Onozke and Dominik Bösel in the middle weight division.[3]

Kölling first achieved success at international level in July 2007, when he grasped the bronze medal following his defeat in the middle weight (75 kg) semi final at the 2007 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Sambor, Serbia; against Nikola Jovanovic, the only boxer from the hosting nation to win a title at the event.[4] In the following year, 2008, Kölling competed at the Youth World Amateur Boxing Championships,[5] in which a total of 359 fighters from 68 different countries competed in Guadalajara, Mexico.[6] After beating four of his opponent, Kölling failed to get the gold medal in the middle weight final, which was scored 4:2 in favour of Rey Eduardo Recio from Cuba.[2][7]

Senior

After he moved up a weight division, at the age of 19, Kölling became the German Nationalschampion at light heavyweight (81 kg), beating Eugen Schellenberg, Dennis Gördel and Benjamin Schmidt.[8][9]

In May 2011, Kölling secured his spot in the German National team to take part at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan between 16 September 2011 to 1 October,[10] following his victory against his compatriot Tyron Zeuge in the Round Robin Team Tournament in Germany.[11] Kölling entered into the World Championship as the No.4 seeded athlete in the 81 kg. division, gaining a bye in first round.[12] He beat Erdenebayar Sandagsuren of Mongolia in the second round on points, before he was defeated by the eventual winner Julio César la Cruz after 3 rounds, 8–6 on points. Through his performance at this competition he qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[13]

At the 2012 Olympics (results) he beat Christian Donfack Adjoufack from Cameroon then lost to Algerian Abdelhafid Benchabla 9-12.

World Series of Boxing

From 2010 onwards Kölling participated in the AIBA organised "World Series of Boxing". In the 2010 series, he was part of the "Istanbulls" team. In this competition, he competed in the 85 kg weight division (a weight division created for the World Series of Boxing), winning 4 fights out of 5.

In 2011, he switched teams to compete for the "Leipzig Leopards". In the second season, he won 3 fights.

Professional career

After the 2012 Summer Olympics, Kölling switched to the professional ranks. In the same year, he made his professional debut.

In 2013, he won all 8 of his professional fights, including his first professional fight outside Germany, in London at the O2 Arena.

He won his first professional title in 2014, beating Paata Aduashvili to win the vacant WBO Youth Light Heavyweight Title.[14] In the same year, he fought in 7 more fights, winning all of them. One of these fights lead to Kölling winning his first senior professional title, when he beat French boxer Patrick Bois to win the WBA intercontinental title in June 2014.[15] He defended his title against Giuseppe Brischetto in August 2014, before losing it to Mirco Ricci in February 2015. The loss to Ricci was his first defeat in 16 professional fights.

In 2014 he competed in another 4 fights, winning all of them.

In April 2016, he won the vacant WBA intercontinental title by defeating the Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Cherviak. He defended his title in October 2016 against South African Ryno Liebenberg. The return fight against Liebenberg in February 2017, held at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park, was Kölling's first match outside of Germany since 2013. The second victory over Liebenberg meant that Kölling had won 23 professional fights out of 24.[14] Following on from this, he fought Artur Beterbiev at the Save Mart Arena in Fresno, California for the vacant IBF World Light-Heavyweight title. Beterbiev won the fight in the 12th round by knock out.[16]

2018 began with a win for Kölling, beating fellow German Robert Müller with a TKO in January. He then beat Giorgi Beroshvili by knock out in March 2018. In June 2018, he beat the Latvian Andrejs Pokumeiko. In recognition of his performances, he fought Dominic Bösel for the EBU European Light Heavyweight title. Kölling lost to Bösel in a points decision.[14]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
30 fights 26 wins 4 losses
By knockout 8 1
By decision 18 3
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
30 Loss 26–4 Leon Bunn UD 12 2 Nov 2019 Conlog Arena, Koblenz, Germany For IBF International light-heavyweight title
29 Loss 26–3 Dominic Boesel UD 12 27 Oct 2018 Stadthalle, Weissenfels, Germany For European light-heavyweight title
28 Win 26–2 Andrejs Pokumeiko UD 8 9 Jun 2018 Kohlrabizirkus, Leipzig, Germany
27 Win 25–2 Giorgi Beroshvili KO 1 (8), 2:07 3 Mar 2018 Stadthalle, Weissenfels, Germany
26 Win 24–2 Robert Mueller TKO 2 (6), 1:26 20 Jan 2018 P1 Boxgym, Berlin, Germany
25 Loss 23–2 Artur Beterbiev KO 12 (12), 2:33 11 Nov 2017 Save Mart Arena, Fresno, California, US For vacant IBF light-heavyweight title
24 Win 23–1 Ryno Liebenberg UD 10 4 Feb 2017 Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
23 Win 22–1 Ryno Liebenberg SD 12 1 Oct 2016 Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany Retained WBA Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title
22 Win 21–1 Oleksandr Cherviak UD 12 9 Apr 2016 MBS Arena, Potsdam, Germany Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title
21 Win 20–1 Serhiy Demchenko UD 8 5 Dec 2015 Inselparkhalle, Wilhelmsburg, Germany
20 Win 19–1 Karel Horejsek UD 8 17 Oct 2015 DM Arena, Karlsruhe, Germany
19 Win 18–1 Vasyl Kondor UD 8 Jul 18, 2015 Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle, Germany
18 Win 17–1 Andrej Maurer UD 8 25 Apr 2015 Columbiahalle, Berlin, Germany
17 Loss 16–1 Mirco Ricci UD 12 21 Feb 2015 O2 World Arena, Berlin, Germany Lost WBA Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title
16 Win 16–0 Daniel Regi TKO 6 27 Sep 2014 Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel, Germany
15 Win 15–0 Guiseppe Brischetto RTD 7 30 Aug 2014 Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle, Germany Retained WBA Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title
14 Win 14–0 Patrick Bois UD 12 7 Jun 2014 Sport and Congress Centre, Schwerin, Germany Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title
13 Win 13–0 Mirzet Bajrektarevic UD 8 5 Apr 2014 Stadthalle, Rostock, Germany
12 Win 12–0 Paata Aduashvili TKO 3 25 Jan 2014 Hanns-Martin-Schleyer Halle, Stuttgart, Germany For vacant WBO Youth light-heavyweight title
11 Win 11–0 Tomas Adamek UD 8 13 Dec 2013 Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany
10 Win 10–0 Gyorgy Marosi KO 3 26 Oct 2013 EWE-arena, Oldenburg, Germany
9 Win 9–0 Haris Causevic TKO 3 24 Aug 2013 Sport and Congress Centre, Schwerin, Germany
8 Win 8–0 Armin Dollinger RTD 4 8 Jun 2013 Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany
7 Win 7–0 Vygaudas Laurinkus PTS 4 25 May 2013 O2 Arena, London, England
6 Win 6–0 Leo Tchoula UD 8 27 Apr 2013 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
5 Win 5–0 Josef Obeslo UD 6 23 Mar 2013 GETEC Arena, Magdeburg, Germany
4 Win 4–0 Egidijus Kakstys UD 6 2 Feb 2013 Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany
3 Win 3–0 Attila Baran UD 6 15 Dec 2012 Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg, Germany
2 Win 2–0 Ivan Maslov UD 6 3 Nov 2012 Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle, Germany
1 Win 1–0 Pablo Sosa UD 6 29 Sep 2012 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany

Personal life

Kölling is interested in football and supports Hertha Berlin.

See also

References
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